Mesopotamia Collection (page 4)

Isaac blesses his son Jacob and sends him to Mesopotamia. En
Old Testament. Book of Genesis. Hebrew patriarch Isaac, the only son of Abraham and Sarah. Isaac blesses his son Jacob and sends him to Mesopotamia. Engraving by Gustave Dore. 19th century

Relief of the palace of Ashurnasirpal II or Northwest Palace
Mesopotamian art. Assyrian. Relief of the palace of Ashurnasirpal II or Northwest Palace at Nimrud. Alabaster. Dated 883-859 B.C. It depicts the lion hunt. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Orthostates from the Palace of Nineveh. Alabaster. 704-689 B
Mesopotamian art. Assyrian. Orthostates with reliefs in the side walls of a ramp from the Palace of Nineveh. Alabaster. 704-689 B.C. It shows Assyrian officers and courtiers carrying a mobile throne

Mesopotamia. Ceramic lid of an incense burner with inscriptions written in Aramaic. Dated between 1st century B.C. and 2nd century B.C. Pergamon Museum. Berlin

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Assyrian Period (912-612 BC). Waterbasin from the Temple of Ashur. 704-681 B.C. Basalt. Decorated with reliefs depicting the rituals of water. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Cuneiform writing. Clay tablets written with prayers and rituals against the evil eye and the vision of the underworld. 9th-7th Centuries B.C. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Relief depicting a eagle-headed protective spirit. Nimrud
Relief depicting a Eagle-headed protective spirit. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Relief depicting a siege of a city. Nimrud
Relief depicting a siege of a city. 728 BC. Central Palace. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Alabaster panel of king Tiglath-Pileser III
Alabaster panel depicting King Tiglath-Pileser III in his chariot under an umbrella and a cuneiform inscription which related their campaigns, taking the city of Astartu. 730-727 BC

Assyrian figure of an attendant god. Nimrud
Limestone figure of an attendant god. 811-783 BC. Neo-assyrian. From the Temple of Nabu, from Nimrud (Iraq). Detail. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Amarna Letters. 14th century BC. Clay tablets with cuneiform script, mostly written in Akkadian. Designate a file of correspondence, mostly diplomatic

Ceramic of Hypogeum of Til Barsip
Ceramic vessels inside the Hypogeum of Til Barsip, from various tombs of the Cemetery of Amarneh. 2650-2000 BC. Middle Syrian Euphrates Region. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Lamasu or Bull-man. Detail of the head. Reliefs from Sargon
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Detail of the head. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Assyrian Art. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Civil servan
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Functionary. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Assyrian Art. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Genius. Dur
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Genius. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Lamasu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharru
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Mesopotamia Island, Oxford - Flooding
Mesopotamia, a narrow island that forms part of the University Parks, Oxford, England. It lies between the upper and lower levels of the River Cherwell. Flooding of the river over the area. Date: 1904

Cultural links between India and Babylonia
Archaeology revealing cultural links between India and Babylonia from the dig at Tell Agrab, a settlement mound southeast of Eshnunna in the Diyala region. 1928

Fowls of the Air
A British biplane flies over Fallujeh, on the Euphrates river, Iraq. It is returning to the town of Hit with supplies purchased from market, a number of dead fowls, unplucked

Golden goblet (2500-2000 BC). Hittite art. Jewelry. TURKEY. CENTRAL ANATOLIA. Ankara. Archaeological Museum

A priest leading a bull to sacrifice, from the Palace of Zimri-Lim, Mari. Babylonian art. Neo-Babylonian Art. Painting. SYRIA. ALEPPO. Aleppo. Archaeological Museum

The storm-god Baal. Mesopotamian art. Relief on rock. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum. Proc: SYRIA. Ras Shamra. Ugarit

Assyrian-Babylonian tablet with cuneiform characters. Purchasing contract. 2000 B.C. Babylonian art. Terra-cotta. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Como. Civic Museum

Iran. Tchogha Zanbil. Ziggurat
IRAN. KHUZESTAN. Chogha Zanbil. Ziggurat (13th c. BC). Elam Kingdom. Mesopotamian art. Architecture

Hunting scenes Assyrian relief
Hunting scenes of Ashurbanipal. Assyrian art. Relief on rock. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. London. The British Museum. Proc: IRAQ. NINEVEH. Kuyunjik. Nineveh. Palace of Ashurbanipal

Hittite archer. Mesopotamian art
Hititan archer. From King Kaparas Palace. 9th c. BC. Mesopotamian art. Relief on rock. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum. Proc: SYRIA. Tell Halaf

Dividing the Finds - Iraq - Archaeology - Gertrude Bell

Gertrude Bell looking out into the desert - Iraq

Gertrude Bell beside her Aeroplane

Indian soldier stands guard during World War I
Indian soldier stands guard outside a wire-enclosed British camp for Turkish prisoners in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Date: 1916

Indian troops in Mesopotamia during World War I
Indian sappers laying telephone cables in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Date: 1918

Indian infantry marching out from camp in Mesopotamia
A detachment of Indian infantry in Mesopotamia marching out from camp for trench duty, led by the regimental bag-pipes and a drummer. Date: 1918

Indian soldiers in Basrah during WWI
Indian soldiers at the seaport base of the army in Mesopotamia, about to go up the Tigris. Date: 1918

Anglo-Indian forces on the Tigris during World War I
Typical scenes with the Anglo-Indian forces on the Tigris: Red Cross steamesr leaving Basra; an anti-aircraft gun on an ammunition-barge; a food cupboard in a hospital at Amara;

An Indian soldier pays homage to British airmens grave
An Indian soldier pays homage to the memorial of two British airmen who died whilst on active service in Mesopotamia. The propeller-blade was mounted over the grave by the Turks while occupying

Indian army in the trenches of Mesopotamia during WWI. Date: 1918

Letter opener Engraved Mesopotamia
Letter opener. Engraved Mesopotamia. The blade is in the shape of a Turkish sword with emblems. Trench Art

British Army in Mesopotamia, protection from insects, WW1
A British officer serving in Mesopotamia finds a solution to the fly problem while writing a letter. Date: 1916

Indian transport in Mesopotamia, 1916
Scenes with the British Army in Mesopotamia. Indian transport passing down a lane in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq) during the First World War. Date: 1916

WW1 - Men in uniform having a picnic - Mesoptamian Front?
Three men in uniform having a picnic in a barren landscape, watched by a dog - possibly on the Mesoptamian Front during WW1 Date: circa 1916

WW1 - Men in uniform with a car
WW1 - Men in uniform drinking beer at the side of a car in a barren / desert landscape, possibly on the Mesopotamian Front? Date: circa 1916

Turkey - Sanilurfa (Urfa) - A Street in the Old Citadel - card published by the German Mission to Armenia to raise funds for the Mission-run Armenian Orphanages. Date: circa 1901

Al-Kut - Iraq
Al-Kut (Kut al-Imara or Kut El Amara)) - city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River. Showing the famous Minaret of the Mosque

Iraq - Basra - Low Water in the Ashar Creek Date: 1918

Iraq - Basra - Bridge over the Khora Creek Date: 1918

Iraq - Basra - Strick Scott Creek. Date: 1918

Baghdad, Iraq - Mirjan Mosque
The Mirjan Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1910s

WWI - Iraq - Mesopotamian Front - Basra - Government House on the Shatt al-Arab river. Date: circa 1917

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